[Success story] of a guy who created... Checkers for Android

The Polish version of "Business Insider" recently released an article which is a very cool and quite unique success story of a Polish developer. Here is the short version:

- The guy, Łukasz Oktaba, was working in a big company as a PHP dev, but wanted to change job and create a Java-powered app for portfolio.

- He created a super easy and clean version of Checkers - a game with relatively easy rules and easy to make.

- He released the first version for Android. The app was only 300 kb (!) which was ultimately very important - it allowed him to reach people in a low-income countries, where fast internet is sometimes a problem.

- The first country the app became popular in was Ghana. It was later joined by former Soviet countries, including Kazakhstan.

- Until today the app has been downloaded over 50 mln times. Although it became a bit more advanced (different versions of checkers, better graphics), it is still a very small and clean game which anyone can download for free.

- Today Łukasz is earning money thanks to ads and microtransactions in his app.